Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox - Box Score - September 08, 2012 - ESPN

Scores for Sep 8, 2012

Final

Series: Game 2 of 3

Series tied 1-1 (as of 9/8)

Game 1: Friday, September 7
Kansas City	7	Final
Chi White Sox	5	Final
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Game 2: Saturday, September 8
Kansas City	4	Final
Chi White Sox	5	Final
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Game 3: Sunday, September 9
Kansas City	2	Final in 10
Chi White Sox	1	Final in 10
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Royals 4

(62-77, 31-39 away)

White Sox 5

(75-63, 41-28 home)

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4:05 PM ET, September 8, 2012

U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, Illinois

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
KC	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	4	11	0
CHW	1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	-	5	8	0

W: C. Sale (16-6)

L: B. Chen (10-12)

S: A. Reed (26)

Kansas City Royals
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
L Cain CF	5	1	2	0	0	2	22	.260	.308	.407
A Escobar SS	3	0	2	1	1	0	23	.294	.335	.392
A Gordon LF	4	0	0	0	0	2	18	.296	.364	.451
B Butler 1B	4	0	1	1	0	1	12	.309	.371	.501
S Perez DH	4	0	1	0	0	2	14	.312	.339	.507
J Francoeur RF	4	0	0	0	0	1	16	.231	.284	.360
M Moustakas 3B	4	1	2	0	0	1	18	.253	.306	.436
B Pena C	4	0	1	1	0	2	16	.247	.278	.328
T Abreu PR	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	.318	.318	.409
J Giavotella 2B	4	1	2	1	0	1	19	.238	.267	.300
J Dyson PR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.270	.333	.337
Totals	36	4	11	4	1	12	158
BATTING 2B: J Giavotella (5, B Myers); A Escobar (27, B Myers); M Moustakas (31, A Reed) RBI: B Butler (88), A Escobar (45), B Pena (22), J Giavotella (11) 2-out RBI: B Butler, B Pena, J Giavotella GIDP: B Pena Royals RISP: 5-11 (A Gordon 0-2, S Perez 0-1, B Pena 1-2, A Escobar 1-1, J Giavotella 1-1, B Butler 1-2, L Cain 1-2) Team LOB: 6
BASERUNNING SB: A Escobar (28, 3rd base off M Thornton/T Flowers); J Dyson (26, 2nd base off A Reed/T Flowers)

Kansas City Royals
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
B Chen (L, 10-12)	6.0	6	5	5	2	6	3	101-68	5.36
V Mazzaro	1.0	2	0	0	1	0	0	21-11	5.87
J Jeffress	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	0	16-10	0.93
Totals	8.0	8	5	5	4	8	3	138-89
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: B Chen 19/26; V Mazzaro 3/6; J Jeffress 3/4 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: B Chen 15-13-23-17; V Mazzaro 2-0-4-5; J Jeffress 4-2-3-1 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: B Chen 5-7; V Mazzaro 1-2; J Jeffress 1-0 Game Scores: B Chen 44

Chicago White Sox
Hitters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	#P	AVG	OBP	SLG
D Wise CF	4	0	1	0	0	0	13	.288	.323	.494
A Ramirez SS	4	0	1	1	0	1	15	.273	.295	.386
D Viciedo LF	4	1	2	1	0	0	11	.257	.296	.431
Jor Danks LF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.228	.258	.298
P Konerko 1B	3	1	1	1	1	0	15	.308	.379	.498
A Rios RF	4	0	0	0	0	2	19	.294	.325	.509
A Pierzynski DH	4	1	1	0	0	0	8	.283	.327	.522
T Flowers C	2	1	1	2	2	1	24	.234	.307	.452
R Olmedo 3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	18	.240	.240	.280
G Beckham 2B	3	1	1	0	1	2	15	.233	.287	.364
Totals	32	5	8	5	4	8	138
BATTING 2B: G Beckham (22, B Chen); A Ramirez (23, B Chen) HR: D Viciedo (20, 1st inning off B Chen 0 on, 2 Out); T Flowers (7, 4th inning off B Chen 1 on, 1 Out); P Konerko (22, 6th inning off B Chen 0 on, 0 Out) RBI: D Viciedo (60), A Ramirez (66), T Flowers 2 (13), P Konerko (66) 2-out RBI: D Viciedo White Sox RISP: 2-8 (A Rios 0-1, D Wise 0-1, D Viciedo 1-2, A Ramirez 1-2, P Konerko 0-2) Team LOB: 7
FIELDING DP: 1 (A Ramirez-G Beckham-P Konerko). Outfield Assist: D Viciedo (L Cain at Home).

Chicago White Sox
Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	PC-ST	ERA
C Sale (W, 16-6)	6.0	5	1	1	1	6	0	101-63	2.88
J Crain	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	15-10	2.82
B Myers	0.1	3	1	1	0	0	0	11-6	3.38
M Thornton (H, 23)	0.2	0	0	0	0	2	0	9-7	3.45
A Reed (S, 26)	1.0	3	2	2	0	2	0	22-15	4.83
Totals	9.0	11	4	4	1	12	0	158-101
PITCHING First-pitch strikes/Batters faced: C Sale 10/23; J Crain 1/3; B Myers 1/3; M Thornton 1/2; A Reed 3/6 Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In Play strikes: C Sale 18-10-19-16; J Crain 4-3-2-1; B Myers 3-0-0-3; M Thornton 2-2-3-0; A Reed 7-3-2-3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: C Sale 8-4; J Crain 0-1; B Myers 0-0; M Thornton 0-0; A Reed 0-1 Game Scores: C Sale 63

Scoring Summary

			KC	CHW
	1st	D Viciedo homered to right (378 feet).	0	1
	3rd	B Butler singled to right, L Cain scored, A Escobar to second.	1	1
	3rd	A Ramirez doubled to left, G Beckham scored.	1	2
	4th	T Flowers homered to left (363 feet), A Pierzynski scored.	1	4
	6th	P Konerko homered to left (367 feet).	1	5
	8th	A Escobar doubled to deep left, J Giavotella scored, L Cain thrown out at home.	2	5
	9th	B Pena singled to right, M Moustakas scored.	3	5
	9th	J Giavotella singled to right, T Abreu scored.	4	5
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Game Notes

CHICAGO WHITE SOX COACH MARK PARENT WAS EJECTED IN THE BOTTOM OF THE THIRD INNING BY HOME PLATE UMPIRE MARK CARLSON FOR ARGUING AN OUT CALL AT HOME PLATE.

Game Information

Stadium	U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago, IL
Attendance	26,227 (64.6% full) - % is based on regular season capacity
Game Time	2:48
Weather	70 degrees, partly cloudy
Wind	15 mph
Umpires	Home Plate - Mark Carlson, First Base - Angel Hernandez, Second Base - Ed Hickox, Third Base - Chris Conroy